Landsbankinn and Reykjavík Arts Festival have signed a sponsorship agreement for the years leading up to and including 2028.
Sara Pálsdóttir, Managing Director of Communication & Culture at Landsbankinn, and Lára Sóley Jóhannsdóttir, Artistic Director of the Festival, signed the agreement.
“This partnership with Landsbankinn is very important to us. We enjoy working with such a robust backer who has an exemplary history of support for arts and culture in Iceland. The support opens new opportunities to expand the Festival even further and invite all Icelanders, as well as international guests, to enjoy a first-rate and diverse programme. Our aim is for the Festival to reach as broad an audience as possible and we have created a programme that attempts to ensure that everyone can find something to enjoy,” says Lára Sóley.
“We are excited to participate in this fantastic project and look forward to attending the events. Landsbankinn has been a strong supporter of arts and culture throughout the years. Recently, we have worked with DesignMarch, hosted art tours on Reykjavík Culture Night and supported various smaller cultural events around the country, both financially and with direct participation. I would also like to mention the Bank’s gallery website which provides general access to our art collection. Landsbankinn’s headquarters at Reykjastræti 6 are located at the cultural heart of the city. It is very important for us to be an active participant in the arts scene - and to enjoy,” says Sara.
Reykjavík Arts Festival will be held 30 May to 14 June. Events are hosted in various locations around the city and in rural Iceland. The full programme of the Festival will be presented at a dedicated event in Iðnó, Thursday 26 March. Hildur Guðnadóttir is artist-in-residence at Reykjavík Arts Festival 2026 and features in four dedicated events. Among other events are the concert of soprano Angel Blue, exhibitions by Björk Guðmundsdóttir and James Merry at the National Gallery of Iceland, a John Grant concert, an exhibition by Zimoun in the Akureyri Art Museum and the performance of Mahler's 8th Symphony by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
